Akin Gump Practices Recognized by U.S. News/Best Lawyers; Firm Named “Law Firm of the Year” for Second Consecutive Year
(Washington, D.C.) – Akin Gump has received multiple recognitions in the U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers’ fifth annual ranking of “America’s Best Law Firms.” Notably, the firm was named Law Firm of the Year in the category of Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy) for the second year in a row.
These rankings are based on client feedback, information provided on the publications’ “Law Firm” survey and “Law Firm Leaders” survey, and The Best Lawyers in America, in the 2015 edition of which Akin Gump had 76 lawyers recognized. (To read more about this recognition, please click here.) This year, over 17,000 attorneys provided approximately 600,000 law firm assessments, and nearly 7,500 clients provided more than 40,000 evaluations.
The following Akin Gump practice areas were recognized in the 2015 “Best Law Firms” rankings:
National
Tier 1
Appellate Practice
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Commercial Litigation
International Trade and Finance Law
Litigation - Bankruptcy
Litigation - ERISA
Litigation - First Amendment
Litigation - Patent
Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
Real Estate Law
Tax Law
Tier 2
Corporate Law
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Energy Law
Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures & Television
Health Care Law
Media Law
Native American Law
Project Finance Law
Securities Regulation
Tier 3
Communications Law
Environmental Law
Information Technology Law
Dallas
Tier 1
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Information Technology Law
Litigation - Bankruptcy
Real Estate Law
Tier 2
Commercial Litigation
Corporate Law
Tax Law
Trademark Law
Trusts & Estates Law
Houston
Tier 1
Commercial Litigation
Corporate Law
Energy Law
Tier 2
Appellate Practice
Litigation - Patent
Oil & Gas Law
Tax Law
Tier 3
International Trade and Finance Law
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Real Estate Law
Los Angeles
Tier 1
Appellate Practice
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures & Television
Litigation - ERISA
Litigation - First Amendment
Project Finance Law
Tier 2
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Litigation - Bankruptcy
Media Law
Tier 3
Commercial Litigation
Corporate Law
Real Estate Law
New York City
Tier 1
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Litigation - Bankruptcy
Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
Tax Law
Tier 2
Commercial Litigation
Litigation - Patent
Securities Regulation
Philadelphia
Tier 1
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Patent
Tier 2
Commercial Litigation
San Antonio
Tier 1
Commercial Litigation
Insurance Law
Litigation - Antitrust
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Patent
San Francisco
Tier 2
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Washington, D.C.
Tier 1
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Government Relations Practice
Health Care Law
International Trade and Finance Law
Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Tier 2
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Insurance Law
Litigation - Environmental
Litigation - Patent
Native American Law
Tax Law
Tier 3
Communications Law
Corporate Law
Energy Law
Environmental Law
Founded in 1945, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP is a leading international law firm with more than 900 lawyers in offices throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
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